{"product_id":"9781405118071","title":"Reading Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReading Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eReading Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSelected Texts with Interactive Commentary\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristopher Janaway\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesigned for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTexts range from Plato's famous critique of art in the 'Republic' through Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy' to Barthes' 'The Death of the Author' and pieces in recent philosophical aesthetics from a number of traditions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInteractive editorial commentary helps readers to engage with the philosophical train of thought.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the argumentative and historical context in which each piece was written.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes questions for debate and suggestions for further reading.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristopher Janaway \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Philosophy at University of Southampton. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eSchopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eReading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Samuel Guttenplan and Jennifer Hornsby, Blackwell, 2003).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 October 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405118071\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310600614028,"sku":"9781405118071","price":115.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405118071_5cc1d9ac-ad88-421f-bf10-d7cfba62b34a.jpg?v=1780101299","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405118071","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}